Police arrested over Iraq bombing | The Shadow Behind US-Israeli War Games | Deadly Train Collision in Egypt | Iran urged over enrichment plan | Iraq signs new overseas oil deal | Taking the capital out of a city | Top Yemeni officers die in ambush | Al-Qaeda claims Saudi prince bomb | Saudis find 'al-Qaeda' arms cache | The battle against youth unemployment



Police arrested over Iraq bombing

Iraq has arrested more than 60 security force members, including 11 senior officers over Sunday's twin suicide bombing in the capital, Baghdad...more

The Shadow Behind US-Israeli War Games

Iran casts long shadow over US-Israeli war game. "We're here for some very specific reasons, some specific threats that the Israelis are interested in, that we're interested in. And that's as far as I want to go down that road."... more

Deadly Train Collision in Egypt

At least 25 people have been killed after two passenger trains collided in the Giza district of the Egyptian capital Cairo...more

Iran urged over enrichment plan

Iran has come under more international pressure to respond to a proposal that it send uranium abroad for enrichment...more

Iraq signs new overseas oil deal

Iraq's oil ministry has signed an initial agreement with a consortium led by the Italian firm, ENI, to develop the Zubair oilfield in southern Iraq...more

Taking the capital out of a city

Iran's rulers are considering plans to relocate the country's capital. They say Tehran is in danger of being struck by a major earthquake. So how easy is it to move a capital out of a city, and where might Iran's go? Penny Spiller reports...more

Top Yemeni officers die in ambush

Suspected al-Qaeda militants in north Yemen have killed five security force members, three of them senior officers...more

Al-Qaeda claims Saudi prince bomb

Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing by a militant who wanted to give himself up to Saudi Arabia's security chief...more

Saudis find 'al-Qaeda' arms cache

Saudi officials say they have found a large arms cache near Riyadh, linking it to a dismantled al-Qaeda cell...more

The battle against youth unemployment

Highly educated, intelligent and unemployed - that is the reality for millions of young people across the world.
And now, in the wake of the global financial crisis, the International Labour Organisation, which brings together governments, employers and unions, warns that the effort to save the worlds banks could prove useless, unless equal energy is spent on creating jobs...more




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